MillerCoors sued Anheuser-Busch, arguing that its rival spent as much as $30 million on a "false and misleading" campaign.
Snopes→ North Korea Calls Bolton ‘War Monger’ Over Missile Comment
National Security Adviser John Bolton told reporters there was "no doubt" that North Korea's recent missile launches violated U.N. resolutions, and that sanctions against the North must be kept in place.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: The Hashtag Sign is NOT An Alt-Right or Far-Right Symbol Known As The Fashtag
Is the venerable pound sign, also known as the hashtag, now an alt-right or far-right symbol? No, that's not true: pranksters from online message board 4chan have started a campaign to spread that message but it is all a big joke aimed at unde
Lead Stories→ Fake News: A Quarter A Day For A Year Will NOT Get You $9,125
Does saving a quarter a day for a year get you $9,125? No, that's not true: it will get you $91.25 despite what a viral image says. An example of the image can be seen in this post (archived here) where it was published on May 27, 2019 with a
Lead Stories→ Fake News: R&B Legend Sisqo NOT Given 6 Months to Live, NOT Diagnosed With Advance Lupus
Was singer Sisqo given 6 months to live after being diagnosed with "advance lupus"? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a site that publishes fictional stories about celebrities with a tiny disclaimer at the bottom of the page that s
Hoax-Slayer→ Facebook Pages Targeted via Bogus ‘Blue Tick’ Notifications
Do you own or manage a Facebook Page? If so, keep an eye out for bogus notifications claiming to be associated with… The post Facebook Pages Targeted via Bogus ‘Blue Tick’ Notifications appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘Disney World 5 Free Tickets Per Family’ Facebook Giveaway Scam
Facebook post claims that Walt Disney World is giving away 5 free tickets per family as a means of celebrating its 50th anniversary. The post ‘Disney World 5 Free Tickets Per Family’ Facebook Giveaway Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Hoax-Slayer→ Advance Fee Scammers Pretend to be From JPMorgan Chase
According to this email, which purports to be from bank and financial services company JP Morgan Chase, the U.S Department of States and U.S Department of Treasury has approved a payment of $4,500,000.00 in your name. The post Advance Fee Scammers
Snopes→ Network of Islamophobic Facebook Pages Exposed by Snopes Goes Dark
Facebook has still not responded to any of our requests for comment, however.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama’s Birth Certificate Does NOT Use Modern Names For African-Americans, Kenya, Hospital Instead Of 1961 Names
Did Barack Obama's birth certificate use modern names for African-Americans, Kenya, and the birth hospital instead of the names used when the former U.S. president was born in 1961? No, that's not true: Contrary to a letter circulating for yea
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Man Using Snapchat Gender-Bending Filter Did NOT Make Over 100K Selling Snapchat Premium
Did 28-year-old Alex Hernandez make over $100,000 selling his photos on Snapchat premium by using the gender-bending filter? No, that's not true: the story was published by Huzlers, an entertainment website that publishes fictional stories it
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘I Want to Give you Access to Our Members Area’ Binary Options Bitcoin Spam Email
According to this email, the sender wants to give you access to a VIP members area. Supposedly, this is a follow-up from an email sent "last week". The post ‘I Want to Give you Access to Our Members Area’ Binary Options Bitcoin Spam Em
Snopes→ At the Spelling Bee, The Most Common Sound Is the Toughest
“It’s why there are spelling bees in English and no other language.”
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Florida Millionaire Arrested, Authorities Did NOT Discover Over 700 Bodies Burried in His Backyard
Was a 73-year old Florida millionaire named Jerry Richards arrested in Naples, Florida after police found over 700 bodies in his backyard? No, that's not true: the story was made up in the summer of 2018 by a site that publishes fiction disgui
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan Do NOT Get Welfare Payments For Up To Four Wives
Do Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan get welfare payments for up to four wives? No, that's not true: The claim was made up to support the argument that Sharia law is gaining a foothold in the state by catering to Muslim immigrants who practice pol
Snopes→ ‘Here We Go Again’: Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Ban
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is the same judge who struck down a 2018 Mississippi law to ban abortion at 15 weeks.
Snopes→ Did Barack Obama Accept $21.6 Million in Foreign Contributions to His 2012 Re-Election Campaign?
A number of right-leaning websites suggested that Obama "stole" the 2012 election by accepting illegal foreign campaign money.
Snopes→ Botswana Hires Hollywood Firm to Fight Elephant Hunting PR
The firm will be paid $125,000 over the next two months — with the possibility of more work to come — for developing talking points that "articulate Botswana's policy on elephant hunting."
Snopes→ Is This an Ancient Mayan Sculpture of Batman?
The year 2014 doesn't quite qualify as ancient.
Snopes→ Did State Governors ‘Vote to Impeach’ U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?
A notorious producer of junk news churned out yet another hoax.
Snopes→ Among Highest Paid CEOs Are Discovery’s Zaslav, Disney’s Iger
Pay for chief executives rose to a median of $12 million last year, including salary, stock and other compensation.
Snopes→ GOP Conservative Temporarily Blocks $19B Disaster Bill
Texas Rep. Chip Roy complained that the bill does not contain any money to address increasingly urgent border needs.
Snopes→ Tensions Flare Over New Sandra Bland Video
Lawmakers and Bland's family members say the video proves that Trooper Brian Encinia had no reason to fear for his life and questioned whether he should have faced charges beyond perjury.
Snopes→ Did U.S. Rep. Omar Say She ‘Hates Living in America,’ Was ‘Better Off’ in Refugee Camp?
Principled criticism of aspects of one's life in a country is not the same as expressing hatred of it.
Snopes→ Utah Judge Suspended for Making Anti-Trump Comments
Judge Michael Kwan's numerous posts on Facebook and LinkedIn in 2016-2017 criticizing Trump violated the judicial code of conduct, according to a Utah State Supreme Court Justice.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Milkshake Thrown at an Elderly Brexit Party Volunteer?
During a May 23 2019 vote in the UK, early-morning rumors circulated that the latest in a line of milkshake-throwing incidents involved elderly British Army veteran Don McNaughton in the south England town of Aldershot: Yet more disgusting behavio
PolitiFact→ Critics say Georgia’s abortion law could land women in prison. Here's what we know
Georgia’s new abortion law has critics warning it could result in imprisoning women who get abortions. "The Georgia bill states that a woman can be investigated for miscarrying and that women who travel to another state to get an abortion ca
FactCheck.org→ Manipulated Video Targeting Pelosi Goes Viral
Quick Take A doctored video of an interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi portrays her speech as being slowed and slurred, and has been used to advance a false claim that she was “drunk.” Full Story Within hours of her interview at th
FactCheck.org→ Biden Stretches Industry Support for Fuel Standards
Joe Biden distorted the facts when he asserted that the auto industry thought the Obama administration’s fuel standards were “a good idea” and that automakers “didn’t even agree” with President Donald Trump’s p
Lead Stories→ Fake News: FDA Did NOT Approve New Tranquilizing Darts for Children
Did the FDA just approve a new line of tranquilizing darts for children? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by publishing fictional stories often involving weird crimes, bizarre s
FactCheck.org→ Photo Shows Woodstock, Not a Trump Rally
Quick Take A photo of the 1969 Woodstock music festival is circulating on Facebook with the false claim that the picture shows the crowd at a recent rally held by President Donald Trump. Full Story President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Mont
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Rose Garden Speech
In this week’s fact-checking video, CNN’s Jake Tapper details several claims President Donald Trump made in a White House Rose Garden speech. The president made misleading and false claims about the special counsel investigation and a House
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Insult Melania, Did NOT Call Her ‘The Hired Help Wife’
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insult first lady Melania Trump by calling her "the hired help wife"? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about
PolitiFact→ Politics WatchDog – Viral video of Nancy Pelosi slowed down her speech
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Viral video of Nancy Pelosi slowed down her speech A video circulating on Facebook gives the impression that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke in a very slurred manner at a public event. That video isn’
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump's international comparison of 'merit-based' immigration, fact-checked
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Donald Trump's international comparison of 'merit-based' immigration, fact-checked As he proposed more changes to legal immigration, President Donald Trump said the United States lags other countries that admit
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Trump Did NOT Revoke Pelosi’s White House Pass
Did President Donald Trump revoke the "White House Pass" of Nancy Pelosi? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click
Washington Post→ Kevin McCarthy’s ‘pro-life position:’ an evolution or a straight line?
The House minority leader says he's been opposed to abortion rights his "whole political career." But early on he was pegged as a moderate.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Video Does NOT Show House Speaker Pelosi Drunk As A Skunk
Does a video show U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi slurring her words and appearing "drunk as a skunk"? No, that's not true: The video of Pelosi speaking at an event was digitally altered, with the tempo slowed down, to make it sound as if the
Lead Stories→ Fake News: MN Democrats Did NOT Vote For Elementary School Pornography
Did Minnesota Democrats vote for elementary school pornography? No, that's not true: The Minnesota state house voted a "Comprehensive Sex Education" provision that required each school district to teach sex ed, but it would not have mandated a
Snopes→ Are These the Youngest Parents in the World?
An image of two young siblings holding their new baby brother or sister was attached to an unfounded claim and used as clickbait.